A man was arrested in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on Thursday on suspicion of fatally attacking a mother and daughter over noise issues in their apartment building. Hayao Toyoshima, 67, allegedly attacked Hatsuko Nishi, 61, and her visiting younger daughter, Chiharu Adachi, 33, at around ...

Survivors and relatives of victims marked Monday the 11th anniversary of the train derailment in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, that killed 107 people. West Japan Railway Co., better known as JR West, held a memorial ceremony attended by about 900 people at a municipal facility ...

West Japan Railway Co. will ease disciplinary measures for train crews to prevent them from covering up errors, company officials said Friday, in what is the first such attempt in the industry. In the wake of the deadly 2005 derailment near Osaka, the company, ...

A 41-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison Friday over the deaths of three of eight people slain in a series of murders believed to have been masterminded by a woman from Amagasaki. The sentence handed down to Masanori Ri, a cousin-in-law of ...

The second son of alleged criminal matriarch Miyoko Sumida was sentenced to 17 years in jail on Wednesday for his part in a spate of bizarre deaths linked to the family. The Kobe District Court found Yutaro Sumida, 28, caused the death of Mariko ...

Panasonic Corp. is in the final stage of talks with a real estate investment advisory company to sell its plasma display panel factory in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, according to sources. The deal with Center Point Development Inc. would give Panasonic several billion yen in ...

A 43-year-old unemployed woman from Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, has been charged with indecent assault on a 15-year-old boy after confining him in her apartment and ordering six teenagers to abuse him, prosecutors said. Tamae Okino was arrested together with the six boys and girls ...

The Kobe District Court on Thursday found three people guilty in the death of Kazuko Oe, a 66-year-old woman in Amagasaki whose demise was part of a series of mysterious deaths in Hyogo Prefecture. Presiding Judge Masahiro Hosoi sentenced Hiroyuki Kawamura, 43, the former ...

An English-language version of portions of an investigation report on the deadly 2005 train crash in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, has been released. It is believed to be the first-ever English translation of an investigation report on a railroad accident in Japan. Aircraft and ship ...

A memorial ceremony was held Thursday for the 107 people killed in the horrific train derailment in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture in 2005, marking the eighth anniversary of the accident. At 9:18 a.m., the time at which the train jumped the tracks, the victims’ families, ...